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Contemporary australian corporate law institute of victoria. This textbook is supported by an extensive question bank which is available to lecturers only forthcoming in february 2017. The broad range of subjects available in this field enables students to tailor the course to directly influence their career goals. The centre for corporate law was established by the university of melbourne in january 1996 in recognition of the growing importance of corporate law and corporate governance nationally and internationally and also in recognition of the strength of the university of melbourne in these areas. You spend most of your time discussing legal theory and learning to think like a lawyer whatever that means. The authors start from the premise that corporate or company law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems. Key chapters include the impact of the theory of the company on new zealand corporate law, the nature of corporate enterprise in new zealand, maoriiwi companies. It uses a pedagogical design that business and commerce students are familiar with, while still containing all the relevant content and detail to enable students to gain a.
Friedman and alicia townsend friedman professor of law, economics, and finance, and director of the corporate governance program, at harvard law school, with input and help from other members of the corporate governance program. Six of the best law books we asked you to tell us which books a future law student should read. My previous post listing my favorite books in corporate governance turned out to be fairly popular. Oct 18, 2017 to simplify the subject matter for students and avoid the learning challenges posed by other corporate law books, this title makes every effort to provide clear explanations of legal principles and thoroughly explain how corporate law operates within the broader business context. Booktopia buy business law books online from australias leading online bookstore. The program is ideal for lawyers and other professionals engaged in issues relating to corporate law. Mar 11, 2020 this section of the centre for corporate law website provides links to key documents in the history of australian corporate law. Jason harris has 52 books on goodreads with 800 ratings. Your company and the law asic australian securities and. Click on the title of the ebooks shown below to be taken to the usc libraries catalog record,d then click on the link for online access to view the ebook. Like the 1st edition, this text is written particularly for undergraduate law students. Articles and books about the history of australian corporate law.
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